. 2019 Feb 12;9(10):5288–5294. doi: 10.1039/c8ra10318f

Comparison of specific heat capacities of the pure TC and the TC nanofluids with SiO₂ nanoparticles prepared at different evaporation temperatures in the solid phase.

Samples	Specific heat capacity, C_p (J g⁻¹ K⁻¹)
Samples	320 °C	340 °C	360 °C
TC	1.37 (0.09)^a	1.27 (0.09)^a	1.25 (0.09)^a
TC-SiO₂-160	1.64 (0.12)^a (19.7)^b	1.66 (0.11)^a (30.7)^b	1.71 (0.11)^a (36.8)^b
TC-SiO₂-180	1.70 (0.14)^a (24.1)^b	1.72 (0.15)^a (35.4)^b	1.78 (0.14)^a (42.4)^b
TC-SiO₂-200	1.63 (0.09)^a (19.0)^b	1.65 (0.10)^a (30.0)^b	1.69 (0.10)^a (35.2)^b

The standard deviation of three measurements of the specific heat capacity.

The enhancement percentage of the specific heat capacity relative to the TC.

Comparison of specific heat capacities of the pure TC and the TC nanofluids with SiO2 nanoparticles prepared at different evaporation temperatures in the solid phase.